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This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Latin America & the Caribbean.

The Bahamas has experienced a surge in violent crime associated with gang violence. Inter-gang conflict has increased the already-high homicide rate in Nassau. This report notes that while violent crime is not common in...

Tourism is still at record lows, with no indication that it will return this year, but some countries are encouraging long-term remote-work arrangements on their Caribbean beaches, and others are serving as convenient 14...

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) detailed widespread damage to the majority of police facilities, vehicles, and equipment on the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco. To supplement secu...

A technical problem with the OSAC website that made this report inaccessible has been resolved. Thank you for your patience. An apparent two-year rise in armed robberies in the Bahamas has spurred numerous warnings by fo...

While most travelers to the Bahamas enjoy their stays without any criminal incident, opportunistic crime is a significant concern. The U.S. Embassy in Nassau has warned of escalated levels of violent crime in six Securit...

Violent crime rates in many Caribbean countries have risen significantly over the past year due to increased narcotics-smuggling operations that utilize established maritime routes in the region. Jamaica and Trinidad and...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting a spate of infrastructure attacks in Pakistan’s Sindh province, recent spikes in violent cr...

On September 27, 2005, at approximately 0440 hours, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer was robbed at gunpoint at the Nassau International Airport.